The 96th Academy Awards are slated for March next year.
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The Oscar’s non-English movie section requires each country to submit a single film as their official representative. “Concrete Utopia” has drawn over 2.2 million admissions since its release on Aug. “The film features ordinary people struggling to survive in apartments, the most representative Korean symbol of wealth,” the review committee said.
The council said the film was chosen as South Korea’s entry for the Oscars as it expertly explores the topic of class conflict, the main theme of Bong Joon-ho’s film “Parasite,” which won best picture, best director, best original screenplay and the best international feature film at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.
It stars Lee Byung-hun, Park Seo-joon and Park Bo-young. The Korean Film Council (KOFIC) has chosen the film as the country’s entry for the best international feature film category of the 96th Academy Awards, according to Lotte Entertainment.ĭirected by Eom Tae-hwa, the apocalyptic movie follows the residents of the only apartment building that survived a catastrophic earthquake in Seoul as they fight for their lives. 18 (Korea Bizwire) - Korean disaster thriller “Concrete Utopia” will represent South Korea at next year’s Academy Awards, its distributor said Friday. Um adds: “We shot a few takes of him dancing, but ended up using his very first test cut.This photo provided by Lotte Entertainment shows a scene from “Concrete Utopia.” “But I wanted to get that ahjussi (Korean for middle-aged man) dance, those old-man moves right. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015) and The Magnificent Seven (2016) – jokes: “I’m a world-famous hit global musician, so singing is not a problem for me. This article, previously published in The Hankook Ilbo, has been translated as part of a news-sharing program. Yoo Su-kyung () is a reporter at The Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times. But the great thing about having a great cast is that they just organically figure it out,” says the 42-year-old, who previously directed fantasy film Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned (2016).Īnother unforgettable scene involved the residents gathering at night to celebrate after scavenging a huge haul of food from outside the apartment building, and Young-tak is asked to perform.Ĭommenting on his singing and shimmying, Lee – who successfully crossed over to Hollywood with movies such as G.I. 'Concrete Utopia' is scheduled to be released in cinemas across Korea on Aug. “It was a critical scene for me because it was the first time I had so many actors crammed into such a small space. A scene in which the residents gather in a living room to decide whether to chase out refugees was his most memorable. Supporting actors include Kim Sun-young (Crash Landing On You, 2019), Park Ji-hu (All Of Us Are Dead, 2022) and Kim Do-yoon (Hellbound, 2021) as apartment residents.ĭirecting an ensemble cast was one of Um’s great joys working on Concrete Utopia. We developed this camaraderie, which I believe translated onscreen.” Park Bo-young, 33, says: “It was so hot, it felt as if the cast and crew were fighting a war together. But the cast and writer-director Um reveal that Concrete Utopia was filmed during the blistering summer of 2021. The story is set in winter, with characters bundled up in thick jackets and wool sweaters. Min Sung is a salaryman who gets chosen to assist Young Tak and becomes increasingly bold as he encounters crises.
But to date, only three of them have been shortlisted before the final five nominations Lee Chang-dong’s Burning in 2018, Bong Joon-ho ’s Parasite in 2019, and Park Chan. The A-list cast also developed a close bond with one another because of the weather, which ended up being one of the greatest challenges during the shoot. Concrete Utopia,Konkeuliteu Yutopia, Konkeuriteu Yutopia,The film is about those who survived in a city that went to ruins after a massive earthquake destroyed all the concrete.Young Tak is a leader who works to protect Hwang Goong Apartment from outsiders. Concrete Utopia is the latest in more than 30 South Korean films to have been submitted in the race for Oscar for Best International Feature in the country’s history. But, after this filming experience, I thought a lot about my devotion to my family and the sort of devotion Min-seong shows is possible in real life.” At a separate roundtable with Singapore media, Park Seo-joon – who will appear in the upcoming Hollywood superhero movie The Marvels – says: “I’m not married yet, so I don’t know anything about being a good husband.
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